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www.movie-gurus.com - : As a screenwriter, one of my primary influences -- in terms of comedy -- has always been Mel Brooks. I was not familiar with his early work until recently, although I was familiar with their existence. As most viewers, I was introduced to Brooks through his comedy ''Spaceballs,'' bashed by critics upon its initial release in 1987 but followed by adamant fans to this day. And after watching ''Spaceballs'' on network TV for years on end, I finally got the chance to see his earlier works of comedy, which are much harder to find broadcast on television these days. more...
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : After such recent film flops as Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Life Stinks, Mel Brooks now has the biggest hit on the Broadway stage. How ironical that he returned to his 1968 Oscar winning screenplay The Producers, to do so (yes, he DID win the Oscar that year). From 1968 to 1974 it appeared that Brooks could do no wrong—besides The Producers, , he offered Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein—films that offered intelligent spoofs and raucous humor. more...
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www.geocities.com - : The driving force behind the scoundrels of Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” is not greed, but sadness. If humor is based on cruelty and comedians are desperate to make others laugh to fill their own sad hearts, then it should come as no surprise that great comedies are built on great melancholy. The hero of “The Producers” is an aging theatrical producer who has fallen from great heights (or at least imagines that he has). Even his name—Bialystock!—demands attention, and worse than his poverty is his anonymity. more...
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